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The gas tank contains 12.6 gal of gas. If this is 4/5 of the gas tanks capacity, how many gallons can the tank hold?

The gas tank contains 12.6 gal of gas. If this is 4/5 of the gas tanks capacity, how-example-1
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The tank holds 15.75 gallons of gasoline. I found this answer by dividing 12.6 by 4 to get 3.15. Then multiply by 5 to get the total capacity of the tank.
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15.625 gallons of the gas
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